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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1896
Page
5
Several community groups and officials are listed with meetings in Florence and city districts. The YWCA board convenes March 4 morning, and local temperance and church groups schedule sessions this week along with municipal updates on property, fires, and public health.
Bixty Pianos and Organs to be sold before the twentieth of March as the business retires. Guernsey Bros offer spot cash terms and invite buyers with ready funds. Displays of hats and bonnets at Hasfachers, 024 Lacka Ave HH Langfeld. I Crane will sell fur capes and cloth jackets at great sacrifice, 424 Lacka Ave. Guernsey Bros and Wyoming Ave invite responsible buyers to arrange credit on their own terms.
Auditors meet to organize the year as Patrick Coyne objects to William Fern’s qualification amid a pending court contest. Cusick administers oaths to Ward and Fern despite protests. officials refrain from action, while court relief is sought to correct the proceeding and validate bonds and sureties.
Pat Currie and John Bernadine, both residents of the Nineteenth ward, were accused of a brutal assault on Sa loonkeeper Charles Beck and his wife at a late hour Saturday night. The couple allegedly broke doors and windows with stones after the attack. Mrs Beck suffered injuries. They were arrested on a warrant from Abborman Millar's office and posted $600 bail each after waiving a hearing.
Pricebnie is agitated over a smallpox case in a Lincoln street home occupied by Poles. The house is quarantined and measures are taken to stop spread. A Sunday school board meeting was held to protect children. no new pupils, warning to avoid the infected area, under suspension threat. Health Officer Kennedy ordered disinfection and child vaccination at the school.
Register of Wills W. H Hopkins issued letters of administration and probated several wills. Amos Carroll of Moscow had his will probated, Agnes R Nelson named testamentary. Windser Oswald's will probated, EB Whittemore named. Mamie C Hulshander granted administration. Mary Coyle of Hoosle Falls estate administrated to Matilda J Woodward. Herman Stahlheber will probated, Caroline Stahlheber named. Catherine Wetherby estate will probated, Alvi R Wetherby named.
A list shows donations to St Joseph's Foundling Home fund with amounts from multiple donors including Frank McDonnell Franklin Avenue five dollars George McCarty ten Ellen McCarty five and others totaling twenty seven with prior acknowledgments and a grand total of nineteen hundred. Also references Lohmann's on Spruce Street offering the finest wines cigars malt and other liquors and Milwaukee and Feigenspan beers on draught.
Major Miller leads inspection of Thirteenth regiment companies A and B with Colowellr Courven watching as officers and men rehearse drill, guard duties, and equipment checks. The review continues with remaining companies and regional armories scheduled nightly in a statewide tour.
Mayor Connell approved the invitation to the convention of cities of the third class to be held next week. Reading city clerk HL A Mamimer said twenty five cities would be represented and over 100 delegates expected. Scranton plans to send six delegates, chosen at a Thursday council meeting, with mayor, solicitor, city clerk and three councilmen likely to attend.
Local Weather Observer H. F. Paine notes February had extremes with minus 14 degrees on the seventeenth and an 81 degree day, average 21. Rain and melted snow reached four inches, aided by 11 inches of snowfall, three times January. The heaviest daily rainfall was 14 inches on the sixth.
The John Mitchell Club of Scranton will mark the 118th anniversary of Robert Emmet with a program at Music Hall on Wednesday night March 4. The lineup includes Katie Reardon singing, recitations by Misa Rowe Bradler and Misa Mamie Boland, duets by Rose and Kota Bradley, violin solos, and vocal selections by Coyne among other acts, with proceeds to fund the event.
The Rescue Mission executive committee met yesterday at the Franklin Avenue mission building. Treasurer W J Hand reported current bills paid to date and a bright prospect for maintaining operations.
Letters of endorsement for the mission were read from many city pastors including Reve, Foster A. Gift, G. J. Aldrich, G. T. Price, G. E. F. Gouhd, and doctors McLeod, Pearce, and Robinson, as the effort seeks to reduce last year's deficit.
James Leonard of Ninth Street was injured Friday afternoon at the Leader Annex when a heavy load of bricks fell on him. He lies at Lackawanna Hospital following a successful operation. doctors say the spinal injury was misdiagnosed and that he will recover, though the process may be slow.
Fresh evidence in the extortion case against Deputy Constable PL F. Ryan and James Clark prompts delay in serving warrants. New witnesses allege threats and intimidation by officers, with claims of a bail arrangement and a bought warrant. Additional constables and a private detective are mentioned in the unfolding allegations.
United States district and circuit courts planned in the federal building but session adjourned. Judge not ready. Clerk Lindsey and Court Crier Snyder note term will not begin for three weeks. Ex-Cashier Al Williams case to be heard Thursday at 10 a.m before US Commissioner Colborn, with subpoenas issued for grand jury. Anna Dickinson trespass suit may proceed. defendant Gideon Unidherword died since trial began.
A rock fall at Delaware and Hudson No 4 mine in Archbald yesterday morning killed Thomas Maloney and badly injured John Connors. Maloney died instantly, his body buried under rock. Connors was caught at the fall’s edge and is expected to recover unless internal injuries appear.
In a year described as the largest in city history, the treasurer notes nearly 1,000,000 in funds managed plus usual revenues. Bond issues and bridges helped push totals higher, signaling a year of record activity for the city’s finances and growth.
An advertisement touts Norsford's Acid Phosphate by Dr W H Leonard of Hinchdale N U S A as the best remedy for dyeprepsia ever offered, claiming clinical strength and rapid relief.
Under this heading hort letters of ine terest will be when prece nied for publication the writer note The Tribune will not be held re sponsible for opinions here expressed.
A reader asserts a warrant to Lotta Smith and defends against allegations of debt while a local note quotes PF Ryan of the Twelfth ward. Also a feature explains oyster growth from tiny beginnings to a half dollar shell after a year, with a note on aging by shell teeth.
Michael Coyne of Minooka stood on a track as an electric car approached at about fifteen miles an hour to prove a point about rubber fenders. The impact cut his face deeply, yet he insisted the fender was not rubber, and a stake was paid to a bystander before the stunt.
A meeting produced a lengthy discussion but transacted no business beyond minor matters. The excerpt notes a prolonged dialogue following a phrase ity and describes the session as largely uneventful.
Father Hoban arrived from Washington and met with Rt. Rev. Bishop at the episcopal residence to discuss consecration ceremonies. An invitation to Cardinal Satell to officiate was telegraphed from Washington and now appears likely to be accepted, with the consecration day believed set.
Colonel Ripple lectures at Green Ridge Library sharing vivid impressions from Andersonville with a voluntary admission policy. The program is part of a library course to benefit attendees, and the talk covers numerous incidents from the Confederate camp. Robert Emmet anniversary events are noted with an upcoming Music Hall gathering and low admission.
The Florence Mission managers thank numerous donors who contributed in January and February. Names include Mrs. BG tok Mrs. BG Cloutsen Mrs. Christie Mrs. W. S. Debht Mrs. GE. Dean Mrs. B. Dickson Mrs. W. FL Hallstead Mrs. PB. Jones and many others plus local bakeries markets and businesses.
Rev J J Williams read a paper on church polity before the Pastors Convention. Rev W Ford new president presided. Leroy Stephens of Philadelphia spoke on adequate supply of ministers, urging attention to growing ministerial needs. The meeting was opened by Rev D Wile and adjourned after the paper.
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